Kuala Lumpur, Oct. 25 -- Malaysia has stressed the importance of maintaining unity and solidarity and strengthening the central role of ASEAN in the face of increasingly complex geopolitical and geo-economic competition. Speaking at the opening ceremony of the ASEAN Joint Foreign and Economic Ministers' Meeting on October 25, Malaysia's Minister of Investment, Trade and Industry Zafrul Abdul Aziz said the ASEAN needs to ensure the stability of regional and global supply chains, boost access to key products, technologies and commodities, and reduce over-dependence on any single market. Accordingly, ASEAN should maintain an open approach while ensuring safety, he noted. As one of the world's largest regional blocs, ASEAN needs to take a fir...